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punch line, chris christie goes on "the late show," and has the last laugh. >>> good morning, everyone. the little alabama boy has been reunited with his mother after he was held captive by a killer for nearly a week. >> agents swooped in for the rescue after becoming worried that the child was in imminent damage. he's been checked out of a hospital. we get more, now, from abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: this morning, the little boy held captive in an underground bunker for seven days is safe. ethan, seen in this photograph, celebrates his 6th birthday tomorrow surrounded by family. he was taken to a hospital for treatment. and is said to be physically unharmed. >> he's laughing, joking, playing, eating. the things that you would expect a normal 5-year-old to 6-year-old young man to do. >> reporter: the suspect, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes is dead, after fbi agents stormed the bunker where the boy was being held. abc news learned authorities inserted a high-tech camera into the bunker and monitored dykes' movement. they neutralized dykes when they thought he would come out. >> the c

're in the public limelight, when you're in a politician, everything is on the table. chris christie has to have a thick skin about this. certainly chris christie knows he's fat. he has said it and acknowledged it. [ buzzer ] >> we'll go over to john on that note. >> look, of course chris christie has a weight problem. is it a political problem maybe. at the end of the day it has not affecteded his performance of governor of new jersey and there's no way to say it would affect his performance as a candidate for president. >> thanks for playing we appreciate it. >>> this morning president obama speaking at the national prayer breakfast, he of course talked about god and prayer, he also talked about the need to come together. >> this is now our fifth prayer breakfast, and it is always just a wonderful event, but i do worry sometimes that as soon ads we leave the prayer breakfast, everything we've been talking about, the whole time at the prayer breakfast, seems to be forgotten. on the same day of the prayer breakfast. [ laughter ] i mean, you'd like to think that the shelf life wasn't so short. i

are they watching, and why? >>> the struggle. new jersey governor chris christie is in the middle of a fight erupting in public over his own weight. tonight what a former white house doctor said about him and how he fired back. >>> and one year from tonight, if you can believe it, opening ceremonies at the winter olympics. tonight we'll show you the resort town packed with palm trees where they hope to have snow on the slopes a year from now. "nightly news" begins now. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >> good evening. for the folks who have moved to an all-electronic web-based life, today's news maybe wasn't all that impactful. but for the folks with mailboxes in cities and towns across this countron dirt roads or in apartment buildings, there's always been mail on saturday. six days a week, since the time of abraham lincoln. but today the u.s. postal service says delivering the mail on saturdays must stop. if they are to survive. it's one of two american institutions in the news tonight for differing

minutes on tsiv. >> chris christie unloads only the former white house doctor that says the governor is so heavy he could die in office. that controversy getting louder and louder and louder. welcome back to "early start". >> it's 31 minutes past the hour. we begin with a potentially epic winter storm that could dump more than two feet of snow on parts of new england starting tomorrow. so right now there's a blizzard watch in effect for sections of rhode island and massachusetts, and plenty of freezing rain and damaging winds forecast for the rest of the northeast as well. boy, this sounds terrible. let's go right to the cnn weather center in atlanta. how big will this one be? >> potentially one to two feet. some models bringing it higher than that. a lot of snow is headed to new england, but i want to point out why. look at the showers building in the south currently. we'll watch a low form and make its way up to the carolinas. with that we will see heavy showers into the southeast. then it will become a rain and wind event as it makes its way up to the carolinas. then we will watch as tw

chris christie is riding a record high wave of popularity. a new poll shows that 70% of new jersey residents have a favorable view of christie, including 59% of democrats. christie's soaring poll numbers cap a week where he spoke extensively about his week and pointed attacks. >> i've made jokes about you, not just one or two, not just ongoing here and there, intermittent, but -- >> i didn't know this was going to be this long. >> i find it fascinating that a doctor in arizona who's never met me can make a diagnosis from 2400 miles away. this is another hack who wants five minutes on tv and i think she should shut up. >> sometimes i'm successful and other time i'm not. >> i'm basically the healthiest fat guy i've ever seen in your life. >> there's your campaign poster right there. >> should it matter? let's bring in democratic strategist blake zeth and republican pollster kristin solstice anderson. good to see both of you. good morning. >> good morning. >> how do you think he's handling this? this is a lot of questions people have, blake. >> i think it's always good to use humor. o

at home. who are they watching, and why? >>> the struggle. new jersey governor chris christie is in the middle of a fight erupting in public over his own weight. tonight what a former white house doctor said about him and how he fired back. >>> and one year from tonight, if you can believe it, opening ceremonies at the winter olympics. tonight we'll show you the resort town packed with palm trees where they hope to have snow on the slopes a year from now. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >> good evening. for the folks who have moved to an all-electronic web-based life, today's news maybe wasn't all that impactful. but for the folks with mailboxes in cities and towns across this country on dirt roads or in apartment buildings, there's always been mail on saturday. six days a week, since the time of abraham lincoln. but today the u.s. postal service says delivering the mail on saturdays must stop. if they are to survive. it's one of two american institutions in the news tonight for differ

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, chicago. >>> coming up here, as we continue, why chris christie finds himself in a public fight over a private 30-year battle with weight gain. he fires back tonight at a former white house doctor who said she worries about him dying in office. >>> the body weight of the governor of new jersey is making national news tonight, in part because he has joked about it. he has talked about his struggle in a forthright way. but now the story also includes a former white house physician who happens to be a fan of the governor and what she said about the governor's weight that got his attention. our report tonight from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> basically, the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen in your life. >> reporter: chris christie has heard it all before. he's overweight. he's heard and seen all the jokes. many on david letterman. >> the only organization to -- >> reporter: so for this week's face-to-face with dave, christie came armed with not one but two jelly doughnuts. >> i have made jokes about you, not just one or two. not just ongoing here or there, intermittent. but -- >> i didn'

. >> thank you very much. greatly appreciate you joining us. >>> coming up, governor chris christie, poked fun of the weight on letterman this week. then told a former white house doctor to shut up after she said the weight could be life threatening. is it too much attention paid to chris christie's weight? it's our "gut check." >>> the latest on the manhunt in california for a former lapd officer accused of three murders. r social media visibili. more "likes." more tweets. so, beginning today, my son brock and his whole team will be our new senior social media strategists. any questions? since we make radiator valves wouldn't it be better if we just let fedex help us to expand to new markets? hmm gotta admit that's better than a few "likes." i don't have the door code. who's that? he won a contest online to be ceo for the day. how am i supposed to run a business here without an office?! [ male announcer ] fast, reliable deliveries worldwide. fedex. [ male announcer ] fast, reliable deliveries worldwide. i can't believe your mom let you take her car out.ck! this is awesome! whoooo! you're

from a drone. we'll have a live report ahead. >>> governor chris christie has some harsh words for a doctor who said she was afraid he would die in office. he says come see him or zip it. >> until that time, she should shut up. >> new details about lance armstrong's efforts to get back into the game. >>> and it's confirmed, the federal reserve was hacked. is our banking system secure enough? >>> among our guests this morning, janet robinson, a superintendent of the newtown public schools. anna deveer smith from the actress from nurse jackie is working with mayors against illegal guns. she'll join us to talk about this project. and saru jayaraman is exposing secrets of restaurants around the country. plus richard simmons joins us to talk about his new project too. it's thursday, february 7th. "starting point" begins right now. >>> welcome, everybody. our starting point this morning is bracing for the big one. right now there's a blizzard watch in effect for parts of new england. there's a winter storm heading to the northeast. it could be historic because it is expected to leave

a great gig. >>> okay, this morning chris christie firing back at the white house doctor, former white house doctor who said she was worried that he would die in office. this morning, she's responding after a -- after she went on tv and voiced concern that the governor's weight might cause him to die in office. he said basically shut up. it's kind of turned into a little bit of an ugly fight, hasn't it? >> reporter: yeah, i think it's safe to say that chris christie would like a second opinion. he responded to former white house physician connie mariano's warnings about the new jersey governor's health by calling the doctor a hack and, as you just said, telling her to shut up. the back and forth started earlier this week when he appeared on the late show with david letterman. during the interview as he was joking about his size, christie, as we all saw, took a bite from a doughnut. that concerned former white house doctor connie mariano who has treated three different presidents and she told me christie could die in office if elected president. she called his weight issue a ticking tim

, too. >>> also later, from laughter to outrage. new jersey gofr your chris christie joked around on late night tv, joking about his weight. but now you'll see what turned from laughter to anger the governor speaking out now against some folks who were concerned about his weight. >> you'll hear what he told them to do with his opinions. >> he ain't bashful. >>> now to a new study, just before valentine's day that reveals what singles look for in a potential mate. it's a pumped up body? or something else. we'll tell you. >> everyone ss that checklist of, i need this, this, and that. a little bit of that. >> and you want chris carr kardashian -- >> kim, let's be clear. >>> forecasters warn this could be historic. >> it's actually two storms that are converging into a giant system, whipping up 50-mile-an-hour winds and two feet of snow. it could rival only monster blizzards. new england is expected to be hardest hit with the snow coming down tomorrow evening. >> airlines have started waiving rebooking fees. carriers are keeping a close eye on the forecast before announcing what could

teen handcuffed in his father's basement in missouri. and, new jersey governor chris christie is firing back at a former white house doctor who made comments about his weight. a massive manhunt is under way across southern california for a former cop accused of murdering three people to get revenge for being fired. investigators say a suspect matching christopher dorner's description shot three officers this morning. killing one. dorner also is believed to be responsible for killing the daughter of a former los angeles police captain and her fiance last sunday. police say he posted a manifesto online. threatening "unconventional and asymmetrical warfare" against current and former police officials and their families. dorner is also a former navy reservist. a mentally challenged teen was found handcuffed in the basement of his family home and says he was there for more than three months. police in kansas city, missouri, say the teen was very thin and was dressed in dirty clothes. he told officers he was unchained three times a day to go to the bathroom. he ate instant oatmeal, noodles an

springsteen, describes what his state's governor may be doing in the future. but critics think chris christie's weight is a big obstacle. >> but now christie is blasting those critics saying, hey, enough is enough. with more on this, here's abc's dan harris. >> this is just another hack who wants five minutes on tv. >> reporter: chris christie displaying his famous candor, reacting to dr. connie mariano, the former white house doctor, who, on cnn, called the governor a time bomb. >> i'm a physician more than a democrat or republican and i worry about this man dying in office. >> she must be a genius. >> reporter: the governor questioned how she could diagnose him from her office in arizona. >> it's completely irresponsible. my 12-year-old son came to me last night and said, dad, are you going to die? >> hey, bring it, fat boy! >> chris christie said he's not going to run for re-election next year. he's like, i'll collapse that bridge when i get to it. >> reporter: his weight has been constant source of attention. christie who was slender and athletic as a young man, insists his health is stil

. andrea, good morning. >> good morning. hi, mika. >> want to get straight into the news. chris christie's back in the news. he kind of fired back at that white house doctor who made some really kind of inappropriate comments about his weight. >> yeah, did you hear about that? >> i thought. i thought it was great what he said. it's exactly the conversation that we don't need to have about weight and obesity. we need to have a better one. hopefully this will lead to that at some point. it's what i'm writing about. >> so this doctor says that she's afraid chris christie's going to die. >> yeah, and she goes on camera and says that. >> and then chris christie fires back. >> said "shut up." >> you know, we shouldn't be talking about that. >> why? >> because there's much bigger news out there. >> what's that? >> what do you think? everybody's talking about it. >> lindsay lohan. what? >> she's broke. poor lindsay lohan is broke. and she's moving back home. and i don't know. i want to help her. can we start a lindsay lohan fund in >> no, we really can't. >> can we put donny in charge of it? >>

's fair to say that new jersey's republican governor, chris christie, has just about had it with everyone talking about his weight. >> as abc's dan harris reports, the only evidence needed to prove it was to listen to what christie said just yesterday. >> this is just another hack who wants five minutes on tv. >> reporter: chris christie, displaying his famous new jersey candor, reacting to former white house doctor connie mariano, who on cnn called the governor a time bomb. >> i'm a physician more than i am a democrat or republican. and i worry about this man dying in office. >> she must be a genius. >> reporter: the governor questioned how the doctor could diagnose him from her office in arizona. >> and it's completely irresponsible. my 12-year-old son comes to me last night and says, dad, are you going to die? >> hey. bring it, fat boy. >> christie said he's not sure if he's going to run for re-election next year. he said, i'll collapse that bridge when i come to it. >> reporter: christie's weight has been a constant issue, which he has handled both with humor, days ago, eating a dough

office. she said i'm going why new jersey gov. chris christy is telling a former white house doctor to shut up. [ female announcer ] switch to swiffer wetjet, and you'll dump your old mop. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? ♪ ♪ who's that lady? ♪ ♪ sexy lady ♪ ♪ who's that lady? ♪ [ female announcer ] used mops can grow bacteria. swiffer wetjet starts with a clean pad every time, and its antibacterial cleaner kills bacteria mops can spread around. swiffer gives cleaning a whole new meaning. ♪ lovely lady ♪ [ coughs ] [ breathes deeply, wind blows ] [ male announcer ] halls. let the cool in. new jersey gov. chris christy has scathing words for a former white house physician who says she is worried that the governor might die in office her comments came after he appeared on a talk show of poking fun at his own weight. my children came to me last night and said that are you going to die? if she wants to get on a plane and come here to new jersey and ask if she wants to examine me into review my me

. >> so this doctor says that she's afraid chris christie's going to die. >> yeah, and she goes on camera and says that. >> and then chris christie fires back. >> said "shut up." >> you know, we shouldn't be talking about that. >> why? >> because there's much bigger news out there. >> what's that? >> what do you think? everybody's talking about it. >> lindsay lohan. what? >> she's broke. poor lindsay lohan is broke. and she's moving back home. and i don't know. i want to help her. can we start a lindsay lohan fund in >> no, we really can't. >> can we put donny in charge of it? >> young adults today having to move back home because of the economy. first generation that's not going to mobilely go upward like past generations. >> much like arthur schlessinger's biography of robert f. kennedy. i think the story of lindsay lohan is a story of our time. >> okay. >> turn it over to meacham. he'll do a biography. >> meacham could do it. >> you know some of the lohans, don't you, donny? >> i do. i know her mom. >> how did you know that, willie? >> she's hot and in her whos. 40s. >> we've had dinne

tv. by chowing down on doughnuts. what was chris christie trying to prove? that is in "the skinny," also coming up. >> obviously his weight is a big issue, no pun intended. little fun. here all week. and glad you came back for a second day. didn't scare you off yesterday. >> no, you tried. you tried hard. >> tried my best. >> the pictures of me were awful. >> please. it was fun. >> it was good fun. i am happy to be back. got a little sleep. thank you, devon, for not crying until i had gotten four hours of sleep. instead of seven i was hoping for. it is great. happy to be back. he is awesome. >> excellent. nice. officially going to be indoctrinated into the overnight world today. because willis is back from his little vacation. >> yeah! i'm here! >> willis, quiet, subtle member of our staff. he always takes. a liking to the female co-anchors on the show. got a little freaky-deaky in him. just warning you. just warning you. good to have everybody back. >> for sure. let's get to the news, good news here, thankfully. the little alabama boy is safe this morning after spending a week un

wished for another cake" that's new jersey governor chris christie getting the last >>> celebrity birthday today chris christie turns 50. he blew out the candles on his cake and wished for another cake. [ laughter ] >> that's new jersey governor chris christie getting the last laugh reading his favorite letterman jokes there. his first appearance on the late show. >> i want to hear more. i missed it. >>> apple's new ipad hits stores this morning with the largest storage capacity ever. but it's a tablet -- is it worth its hefty price? >> hey, brian. >> hello, frank. we have a new bigger ipad but it's not bigger in size. still the full size ipad. it's the one we're talking about here. they have added a new larger storage capacity. 128 gigabytes of internal storage. much more than they have ever had before. now, the price is also much more. $799 or $929 if you want it with the built you know 3-g-4-g cell connection. this is a steep priced tablet but it's getting alongside laptops now in terms of what it can do. the current ipad, the big boy,

jersey governor chris christie might die in office if elected president. this is how the fiery governor responded. >> this is another person who wants five minutes on tv. >> the governor has been outspoken about his own weight in the past and even joked about it on the "late show" with david letterman this week, but he didn't find anything funny about mariano' comments. >> it's completely irresponsible, completely irresponsible. i have four children between 9 and 19. i have my children, my 12-year-old son comes to me last night and says, dad, are you going to die? if she wants to get on a plane and come here to new jersey and ask me if she wants to examine me and review my medical history, i'll have a conversation with her about that. until that time, they should shut up. >>> whether you live in the northeast or travel aing across the country, there's a snowstorm that is a whooper. there are as many as two feet of snow forecast in some areas and an icy mix in other. meteorologist bill karins is here to discuss it. >> soon hundreds of flights will be canceleded as we get closer to this e

insightful. >> real hot topic was about drone strikes. and chris christie got some laughs too. >> i knew this was going to be a song. >> shooting scenes at a california school were luckily a police drill and not real. in texas, former president george h.w. bush enjoyed a post-hospital cocktail. and a 22-year-old chicken farmer has grown so fond of his flock he has picked up the language. >> it's like i just picked up an egg in this box. come lay your egg. it's -- >> okay. i'm sure he knows the chicken that they're trying to communicate. >> hey, if it makes his job easier, good for him. >> and the weekend with beyonce, it's always going to be a big week. >> i was thinking of you when i saw the halftime show. that was an unbelievable performance. >> she shut it down. she's the queen of the world now. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments on those stories and the best political analysis on msnbc. and tonight, be sure to watch "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. al r

: this national weather report sponsored by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. >>> governor chris christie knows he's too heavy. even though he can joke about it with david letterman. >> i'm making the best effort i can. and sometimes i'm successful and other times i'm not. >> this morning, why the size of the potential candidate for president is getting new attention. >>> and trying to lure jobs from other states. america's two biggest governors are now at odds over a new ad campaign. we'll hear the sharp response from california's governor on "cbs this morning." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by the hilton hhonors any weekend, any weekday sale. earn double points or double miles on all your hotel stays through march thirty first. sign up now at hiltondouble.com. i work for 47 different companies. well, technically i work for one. that company, the united states postal service®, works for thousands of home businesses. because at usps.com®, you can pay, print and have your packages picked up for free. i can even drop off free boxes. i wear a lot of hats. well,

. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is known for being direct. well, once, his response to a doctor offering an unsolicited opinion on his weight was just that. >> this is just another hack who wants five minutes on tv. >> his comments came after connie mariano warned that he would die if in office. the governor has joked about his weight in the past and even on david letterman this week but he didn't find anything funny about mariano's comments. >> it's completely irresponsible. completely irresponsible. i have four children between 9 and 19. my 12-year-old son called me last night and said, dad, are you going to die? if she wants to get on a plane and come here to new jersey and ask me if she wants to examine me and review my medical history, i have a conversation about that. until that time, she should shut up. >> bill karins has more on what's shaping up to be a powerful nor'easter. bill, what do you have? >> this storm has all the elements of a storm. this is not for d.c., not for philadelphia. connecticut northward to new york city is kind of a question mark. we have blizzard

. mr. chris christie, i am the last person in the world to tell him he should join a gym, but watching him get out of the suv was like watching be russians get out of afghanistan. [laughter]>> you got him on that one. they liked it. >> they did. >national politician in the country -- chris christie. >> why? >> on contrived in public. he is -- uncontrived in public. he is distinctive at a time when the brand of politicians is in the seller --cellar. he is the only national figure that has positive ratings from both republicans and democrats. >> would be country go for another bush? wax jeb bush is so different that the question is, will the republicans understand? jeb bush understands that in 2040 texas will be 20% anglo. george w. bush carried new jersey, carried illinois, carried ohio, carried michigan, kerry california. those states are no longer -- he carried maine and vermont. those states are not even competitive for republicans now. if your publican party is ever going to be competitive again, it has got to understand that what jeb bush has been telling them, especially reaching

on that and bring it to you right here. well, if nnl new jersey governor chris christie thought that getting out front on his weight issue and laughing about it on late night would silence his critics, well, it didn't work. instead the tough-talking republican who famously downed a donut on letterman has brought on a firestorm of talk. does his weight weigh heavy on his political future? joining us now live is michael simons, the statehouse reporter for the asbury press, and he is the author of chris christie, the inside story of his rise to power. just before the governor's late night appearance, it gives him this all-time high favorability rating. 70% of voters in your state like him. even a majority of democrats. the weight is not holding him back in new jersey. does it make a difference on a national stage? >> aink that becomes one of the first conversations he has to have almost any time he is being introduced to a new audience. you can't, obviously, ignore the fact that he is overweight, and i think that as he gets out on the national stage will he have to talk about it. he doesn't want th

that new jersey governor chris christie has long struggled with his weight. all the talk about his size, after he whipped a doughnut out of his pocket and started munching on it. wall street discussed it, "the washington post" said chris christie chews the fa the about his weight and "the huffington post" chris christie weight: can you be obese and healthy. ." >> people who have a medical license who have the privilege of having a medical license should in my view conduct themselves more responsibly than that. if she wants to get on a plane and come to new jersey and asks me to review my medical history i'll have a conversation about that at that time. until that, she should shut up. >> howie hurts akurtz and laure ashburn. irresponsible, do you think that's true he says she's irresponsible as a doctor making pronouncements he may die in office. >> thou dost protest too much. his weight bothers him. in terms of the actual health problem here, i wrote a piece and i said if he's going to be out there and he's going to be talking about his weight, then it's fair game to talk about the obes

tough to watch. >>> new jersey governor, chris christie, is now making big headlines for candid talk about his health and his weight. is it all part of his ramp-up for a possible presidential run? abc's dan harris has been tracking all of that. dan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. chris christie is coy about whether he's running for president in 2016. but he's taking some very public steps to deal with what, fairly or not, could be a major campaign issue. it was a brilliant sight gag. chris christie, sitting across from david letterman, who has lampooned the governor for his weight. and pulling out a doughnut. >> i didn't know this was going to be this long. >> reporter: but the next day, the governor making clear he takes this issue seriously. >> of course, i care about it. and i'm making the best effort i can. sometimes i'm successful. and other times i'm not. and sometimes periods of great success are followed by periods of great failure. >> reporter: the spectacle of a male politician repeatedly having to address his looks, the way hillary clinton dealt with talk of her

together. first one was celebrity birthday today, chris christie turned 50, and he blew out the candles on his cake and he wished for another cake. [ applause ] this one i thought -- i don't know if this was one of your best ones, but i think it's topical given what went on yesterday. a billion dollars will be spent on potato chips for super bowl sunday, and that's just at governor christie's house. [ laughter ] >> now, he seems to be -- he is having a lot of fun with it. >> he is having fun with it, and didn't he also say -- he said, listen, i'm the healthiest fat man you've ever met in your life. >> he said his cholesterol was great, his blood sugar was great and everything. >> i happen to adore that man. >> he's really funny. >> i met him just once at a giants game. he fills the room. i don't mean just bulk. everybody loves him. he is teasing. he is funny. i didn't even see him snacking on anything. he just has a great personality. >> i wonder if he -- you know sometimes you tell the jokes that someone else doesn't. like you're out there in front. >> you get ahead of it. >> you want

dukakis. this storm did for his popularity in massachusetts what sandy did for chris christie in new jersey. his popularity stratospheric. on tv for three days and yet just a few months later in the democratic primary for govern nor of ma ma in 1978 he was defeated by a conservative democrat ed king. nearly lost the political career. spent four years in the political career and came back in 1982. maybe there's a lesson there for chris christie. i don't know. this is my favorite. this is rhode island. this is, you know, that was like two or three days after the storm. i have to tell you something. i have a dream to make a movie, a period picture called "blizzard of '78." i don't know what the plot would be but hollywood, call me. we'll talk it over. >> such an old-timer. >> a lot to work with there. >> that's all from the weather centerment back to you now. >> historical weather center. >> from the mind of steve k kornac kornacki. thank you so much. >>> up next, another fast-moving story. the manhunt for a suspected cop killer under way in california. the san bernardino county sheriff

promise you, times have changed." >>> new jersey governor chris christie is known for being direct. wednesday his response to a doctor offering unsolicited opinions about his weight is just that. >> this is just another hack who wants five minutes on tv. >> his comments came after a former white house doctor said she worries christie might die in office if he's elected president. the governor has been outspoke been his weight in the past and even joked about it on the "late show" with david letterman this week. >> it's completely irresponsible, completely irresponsible. i have four children between 9 and 19. my children, my 12-year-old son says, dad, are you going to die? if she wants to come to a plane and examine me and review my medical history, i'll have a conversation with her about that. until that time, she should shut up. >> all righty then. that means your first look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. chuck hagel conference has been delayed. hagel has not spoken to the president since his contentious confirmation hearings. he still meeting with senators to shore

be the savior of the g.o.p. these days. >> maybe chris christie but he is a moderate. so i don't think they will want him. >> bill: it would be hard for him to win the republican primary. wouldn't it? >> caller: exactly. >> bill: can i ask: are you a democrat, ann? >> caller: definitely >> bill: but you like chris christie? >> caller: some of the thinks in jersey, okay. i am not going to vote for him because hillary is going to be the one. hillary 2016. >> hillary in 20 is 16. >> coming out. >> bill: i love it. i got to tell you. if the republicans have their savior, it looks like we've got our savior too. and they've got rubio. we have hillary. see, god is a woman after all. savior is a woman after all. watch this. i think it's not long before we start to see the flaws in marco rubio and republicans say, oops. maybe we better look for somebody else. maybe we better look for somebody who is old enough to be president. i mean he is only 12. isn't he? he looks like it. >> this is "the bill press show," (vo) from the underworld, to the world of p

. turkish media says the man was immediately detained. >>> new jersey governor chris christie says there is a plan to deal with his on going weight struggle. the governor poked fun of his size on david letterman's show. he even took a bite of a donut. when asked about his health at a local news conference, he acknowledged the issue saying just because his efforts to lose weight aren't always successful, it doesn't mean he's not trying. >> i know that some of you who are incredibly concerned about my weight, and i appreciate your concern, anyone who has struggled with their weight over time in this state or this country will tell you that when they begin the plan, they have every intention of fulfilling the plan. so the plan which i begin today, i have every intention of fulfilling. i hope i can fulfill it by tonight. then if i can, then tomorrow i'll start it and we'll go again. but i'm not going to be overly self consumed about this. and nor should the people of the state be all that concerned about whether i can do my job. i can get out of bed every morning. >> and the potential

of this morning's the show new jersey governor chris christie's approval rating is slowing, it is now is 73%. the republican governor is not just popular among his own party. the majority of independents and democrats surveyed also approve of the job kristi is doing. while approval ratings of the handling of super storm sandy are high, the poll found voters were split on his handling of the economy. that is the issue most voters are concerned about right now. >> boeing is planning to start test flights as soon for the 787 dream liners. the company says that this will allow it to look at the in-flight performance of their planes and batteries. the faa grounded the dream liner fleet last month because of issues with this lithium ion battery malfunctions. boeing says it is working round-the-clock to fix the problem so that their planes can get back in the air. >> the ntsb is looking at expanded a small recall of pontiac and gmc 6 midsize cars so it includes up to 550,000 vehicles. general motors recall about 8000 cars in 2009 because the bright lights and cruise control did not work properly.

governor chris christie. >> i've made jokes about you, not just one or two or ongoing here and there, intermittent but -- [ laughter ] >> i didn't know this was going to be this long. [ laughter ] >> wow. [ applause ] >> now wait a minute. maybe you can do that sort of thing in your state, buddy. [ laughter ] >> you can litter like that in jersey. >>> "early start" continues right now. >>> a dramatic rescue, fbi agents storm an armed kidnaper's bunker, his 5-year-old hostage safe and sound this morning. >>> all of those smears are absolutely false. >> fighting back. new jersey senator bob menendez answers to allegations of partying with prostitutes. it is a cnn exclusive. >>> and solving the super bowl blackout. this morning at least we know who's not to blame. it wasn't beyonce. we can assure you. >>> good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. john berman is going to join us a little later on on "starting point". >> nice to have you with us, i'm zoraida sambolin. it's tuesday, memberfebruary 5tt about 6:00 in the east. >>> a little boy who spent six days in an und

of listening to david letterman poke fun at his weight on the late show, governor chris christie stopped by the show so he can get in on the jokes. >> i didn't know this was going to be this long. >> are you on a diet now? >> well, obviously not. >> i guess not, no. >> just blew it. basically the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen in your life. >> after trading barbs with the comedian who mocked him for so long, christie showed that he really is the bigger man. it is now 7:14. you're up to date. let's turn it back to savannah, matt, and al. >> he has a good sense of humor. natalie, thank you. mr. roker is here with the first check of the weather. a little snow. >>> clipper coming through. another one coming through tomorrow as well. you can see light snow making its way through the northeast and new england, really dumping little less than an inch. it's not going to be a problem. out west, though, another system is coming in. that will be bringing in coastal rain and snow in the pacific northwest, up to an inch or more of rain in the mountains. we're looking at four to six, maybe up to

.com/thankyoucards to apply. that's new jersey governor chris christie having the last laugh, reading his favorite letterman jokes. it's the governor's first appearance on the late show. tax season has officially begun! we've got some tips if you are preparing one of the 160 million individual tax returns that will be filed this year. here's jill schlesinger... editor at large of cbs moneywatch dot-com. how should people start? is there anything new this year about filing? is it ever better to wait to file? jill schlesinger of cbs jill schlesinger of cbs moneywatch dot- com. thanks. time is 5-- here's meteorologist lawrence with a check of weather. volunteers at a north bay animal shelter say dogs are being sent to their deaths prematurely. in one case an 18 month old stafford terrier ate a tennis ball. he was euthanized eight days later. a volunteer says medical records show the dog didn't get proper medical care before being put down. "eli should have gotten veterinary care immediately when he swallowed that tennis ball. volunteers say they'd already lined up foster and rescue care th

chris christie is doing. a new poll shows his approval rating is 73%. earlier this week, the focus wasn't on his political performance but rather his weight. he lashed out at a former white house doctor who said his weight would present a serious health risk. christie said he is working to lose weight and has a plan in place. >>> the number of mothers choosing to breast-feed their babies is on the rise in this country. kai has more on a new report just released on that subject. kai? >> reporter: that's right. a new report shows more u.s. moms are breast-feeding. but overall, rates are still low. from 2000 to 2008. the number of mother whose breast-fed their infants rose. the number of moms who continued breast-feeding jumped nearly 10%. however, the cdc cautions, more mothers still need to breast- feed. >>> african american mothers still have the lowest rate of continual breast-feeding at 58%, even though they increase their overall breast-feeding rate by 13%. vic? >> kai, thank you. >>> the cdc says breastmilk can provide powerful antibodies

fun at his weight on the late show, governor chris christie stopped by the show so he can get in on the jokes. >> i didn't know this was going to be this long. >> are you on a diet now? >> well, obviously not. >> i guess not, no. >> just blew it. basically the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen in your life. >> after trading barbs with the comedian who mocked him for so long, christie showed that he really is the bigger man. you're up-to-date. let's turn it back over to savannah, matt and al. >> thank you very much. >>> clipper coming through. another one coming through tomorrow as well. >> that's your latest weather. sav savannah? >> al, thanks. >>> new jersey senator robert menendez is speaking out for the first time about an anonymous online report limpinging him to trips involving prostitutes in trips to the dominican republic. he is denying the report. kelly o'donnell has the report on capitol hill. >> reporter: he is reacting to the report based on anonymous sources that was posted online right before his re-election in november. i was among a small group of reporters w

, bwin.com, there's talks about new jersey governor chris christie opening up online gaming. it leaves the possibility out there for atlantic city casinos to offer games like poker online. so bwin has a join venture with boyd gaming which is licensed in new jersey. and the view among analysts is that other states, potentially federal legislation could follow suit. this is a small step in the direction of perhaps allowing more and more of the u.s. market to gamble online, like you can already with this one. up 19%. watch shares generally speaking in the gaming session today because you can expect there will probably be some similar moves. just the final word, we saw the yen strengthening avenue the yen appeared to talk down some of its easing moves. the yen was still 1% stronger. the nikkei ended the day 12-day winning streak with one of its longest. back over to you. >> thank you, kelly evans. we will see you a monday. yesterday, we talked to former treasury secretary robert rubin about creating confidence in the markets and the economy. business really needs to better understand the v

and opinion yat yated. he is like chris christie who tell it is like it is. in the doc koch says you can only get the people to follow you by being bigger than life, and he refers to politics as theater which makes sense because he was good at that. he was good at all sorts of theater. >> i'm going to tell you who you're doing, you're doing terrible. that's why i'm going to jump off this roof. >> it's all right. it's all right. it's me, mayor koch. >> jump, jump! >> what's wrong with the city? >> dirt, noise, muggin

missed new jersey governor chris christie on letterman last night. >> i've made jokes about you, not just one or two, not just ongoing, here or there, intermittent, but -- >> i didn't know this was going to be this long. >> and if you read only one thing this morning, bloomberg news has tracked down one of the world's youngest female billionaires. her story is fascinating. she's only 30. she's been married three times and doesn't have a college degree. it's up on our facebook page at facebook/jansingco. e "likes." m. so, beginning today, my son brock and his whole team will be our new senior social media strategists. any questions? since we make radiator valves wouldn't it be better if we just let fedex help us to expand to new markets? hmm gotta admit that's better than a few "likes." i don't have the door code. who's that? he won a contest online to be ceo for the day. how am i supposed to run a business here without an office?! [ male announcer ] fast, reliable deliveries worldwide. fedex. he can talk to china, mongolia and all the koreas and he eats velveeta shells and cheese. so who

back in december before his front and center role in the immigration debate. but it had chris christie at 26%. paul ryan, congressman ryan, you see there at 22%. senator rubio at 17%. none of the above above marco rubio with 21%. now, this state of the union response will thrust him though into the spotlight but, you know, as many have found out before him, that spotlight can certainly brighten a political star, shep, but it can also burn one. and there is a long way to go and a lot of politics before we get to 2016. >> for sure. jonathan, thanks. marco rubio after the president on tuesday night we will catch ram track down it washington for the state of the union and bring you "studio b" and fox report live from washington. that's next tuesday. for the first time, president obama has nominated a woman to fill one of the open cabinet positions during his second term. the post is secretary of the interior which manages our national parks and other public land and the president has picked somebody who likely knows a thing or two about the outdoors. she is sally giuliani president and chi

, and chris christie are all mentioned. he also addressed a number of people here at cnn, including our senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin, to whom he writes, "hopefully toobin is nominated for the supreme court." jeffrey toobin joins me "outfront" along with candace delong, a former fbi profiler and also on the telephone is john walsh, host of "america's most wanted." i want to begin with you, though, john, just because as kyung said, right now police are frantic, right, and fbi officials. they are trying to beat the sinking sun. "l.a. times" is reporting there are fresh tracks on big bear, perhaps near where that pickup truck is burning. how -- you have tracked so many people like this. how can dorner survive the night? >> well, he's trained for this. he's not only america's most wanted, he's america's most armed and dangerous. and he's trained to be a survivalist. that remote area up there in the dark will be his ally. he can set up shop up there and he'll be very hard to catch in the dark. and if he has the weapons he says he has, if he has a .50-caliber rifle, he'll be able to shoot peo

a fart. >> celebrity birthday today. chris christie turned 50, he blew out the candles on his cake and wished for another cake. >> i don't like to get emotional, but i know what he's going through. >> today you see that i'm alive. i can speak. i can see you. i can see everyone. and i'm getting better day by day. it's just because of the prayers of people. >> a lot of interesting stuff. >> that girl is so inspiring. i love her comeback and just what her life represents to everybody now. >> she's a wonderful, remarkable young lady. that's for sure. >> i'm not rolling my eyes at that. >> i'm sorry. yes at that. >> i'm sorry.

here, who do you see as the next big leader, somebody like ed koch? >> chri chris christie. there's a bigger than life character. this guy has a great personality. he's willing to tell people what he really thinks. it gets him in trouble sometimes. i got in trouble sometimes. ed koch got in trouble sometimes, but at least we were setting the direction, not letting ourselves kind of lead from behind, getting dragged along. >> jenna: mr. mayor, very nice to have you. >> we're going to miss him. he was a great new yorker. >> jenna: good to have your thoughts on day like today. thank you, sir. >>> believe it or no not, are airfares about to take off? we'll talk about this, and did you see this? >> jenna: just wait until you hear what caused that reaction ... next. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and class-leading 38 mpg highway... advanced helights... and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima

to new jersey governor chris christie speaking out for the third time this week about his weight. he's been funny at times. serious, too. but this time, christie was plain angry. lashing out at president clinton's white house doctor. dan harris has the story. >> she must be a genius. >> reporter: chris christie lampooning the former white house doctor, connie mariano who raised fear on cnn that the governor's weight makes him a ticking time bomb. >> i worry about him. >> my 12-year-old son comes to me and says, are you going to die? if she wants to get to a plane and come to new jersey and examine me, i'll have a conversation with her about that. until that time, she should shut up. >> reporter: dr. mariano fired back in a statement. it doesn't take a physician to look at him and observe he is overweight. it is sad that he cannot take my advice. and instead, chose to attack me personally. but some doctors we spoke with agreed with the governor. when you look at him, do you think he's a ticking time bomb? >> i think it's really very judgmental to have a strong conviction when you have

" is not a dramatization of ron paul's newsletters. [laughter] "life of pi" is not a biography of governor chris christie. one that i did see was about the iranian hostage crisis -- it deals with a group of americans to abuse, mockery, and a mass demonstration by a furious mob of radicals. john boehner call that "tuesday ." we may soon have another movie star in washington dc. ashley judd is considering a jud insta mitch mcconnell. apparently her tax -- platform includes higher taxes, more spending, and not posing any serious threat to president obama's agenda, which is pounded the mcconnell campaign to label her as a copycat. -- prompted the mcconnell campaign to label her as a copycat. i'm still having flashbacks to be 2012 election. i spend as much time as anyone traveling around the country in support of mitt romney, who i absolutely love. every once in a while you come across mitt romney -- you just stick that thing in the back and crank it back up and he is good for another 48 hours. [laughter] there is one thing the media did not know that happened. a real good piece of bipartisanship. the preside

's barely a fart. >> chris christie turned 50, he blew out the candles on his cake and he wished for another cake. >> i don't like to get emotional, but i know what he's going through. >> today you can see that i'm alive. i can speak. i can see you. i can see everyone. and i'm getting better day by day. it's just because of the prayers of people. >> that's a lot of interesting stuff. >> that girl is so inspiring. i love her comeback and just what her life kind of represents to everybody now. >> yeah. she's a wonderful, remarkable young lady. that's for sure. >> i'm not rolling my eyes at that. >> i'm sorry. >>> this morning on "world news now," under siege. the man hunt across a huge section of california for an ex-cop accused of killing three people. >> the latest clues, the suspect's motives, and how police discovered his plans to kill again. it's friday, february 8th. >> from abc news, this is "world it's friday, february 8th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." captions paid for by abc, inc. >> good morning. i'm diana perez. >> and i'm rob nelson. from los angeles to san diego, a

very much. savannah. >> all right, matt, thanks. governor chris christie and his weight back in the light this morning after he lashed out at a former white house doctor who made critical comments about his size. mara schiavocampo has the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. talk of governor christie's weight isn't new. this week he even joked about it during a late night appearance but the governor didn't find anything funny about a former white house doctor about his health. >> he should shut up. >> reporter: that's governor christie's blunt response to comments from bill clinton's former doctor, a retired navy admir admiral. >> i find it fascinating that a doctor in arizona, who has never met me, never examined me, never reviewed my medical history or records, knows nothing about my family history could make a diagnosis from 2400 miles away. she must be a genius. >> she spoke about christie's weight on cnn. >> i'm a republican so i like chris christie a lot. i want him to run. i just want him to lose weight. >> people who have a medical license, have th

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